Travis Hunter shows brilliant PR training during College GameDay appearance
Travis Hunter didn't give in to any of the questions from the College GameDay panel aimed at getting his true opinion on playing receiver and corner -- and which position he prefers to play. Instead, Hunter repeatedly gave generic answers that didn't really address the question.
AKA brilliant PR training.
“A lot of people try to put me in a box to pick a position, but I’ve been doing this my whole life. I’ve been doing this since I’ve been playing little league football, so it’s what I know to play both ways. It’s not up to me… I feel natural with both," Hunter said when asked which position he prefers (h/t Heartland College Sports). "Ever since I started having a trainer, I’ve trained each side of the ball. It’s been simple and easy for me. I think, whatever the NFL needs me, whichever team needs me, I’m just there to play ball.”
Hunter denied the idea that playing both ways makes him tired.
“I try to get 10 hours of film, not including what we do at the school. So you’ve got to watch a lot of film, practice when you practice, you’ve got to be full speed, nobody can stop you. Coach Prime tries to stop me every day in practice, but I won’t let him… he does a great job of letting us do 1’s vs. 2’s, so if I’m going with the 1’s on offense, I’m playing against the 2’s on defense, but I’m going 100%. No matter who is in front of me. And I’m not going to get tired. And I just keep going and be focused," Hunter said.
Deion Sanders wants Travis Hunter to play both sides of the ball in the NFL
Deion Sanders has been consistent in his message to NFL front offices: his two-way star will play both sides of the ball when Hunter is selected to the NFL in April's 2025 draft.
"He plays both. The thing about Travis is, if he plays cornerback and he's being dominant out there and you sit up there and you can't move the ball at the next level, you’re going to say, ‘Well my best receiver is on the sideline. C’mon.’ So that’s going to be a coaching call," Sanders said when asked about Hunter playing on both sides of the ball in the Big Noon Kickoff.
Hunter not getting his way will cause a national incident for the NFL franchises that chooses not to play him both ways. So don't expect an NFL franchise to make such a mistake.